Mine Workers' Relief Act Amendment Act 1973 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

MINE WORKERS' RELIEF.

No. 62 of 1973.

AN ACT to amend the Mine Workers' Relief

Act,. 1932.

{Assented to 19th November, 1973.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Mine short title and citation.

Workers' Relief Act Amendment Act, 1973.

(2) In this Act the Mine Workers' Relief Act,	Vol. 16 of the
Reprinted in

19324964 is referred to as the principal Act.

Reprinted

Acts and

further

amended by

Act No. 96

of 1964.

No. 62.] Mine Workers' Relief. [1973.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Mine Workers' Relief Act, 1932-1973.

Commence-	2.	This Act shall come into operation on a date
ment.

to be fixed by proclamation.

S. 56B added. 3. The principal Act is amended by adding after

section 56A a section as follows-

No fund

contribu-	56B. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the
tions from

person contrary in this Part a person who is

receiving benefits.	(a)	registered as a mine worker; and
(b)

in receipt of benefits under this Act, is not required to maintain contributions to the Fund while he is in receipt of benefits from the Fund under this Act.

(2) All contributions paid to or retained by the Fund before the commencement of the Mine Workers' Relief Act Amendment Act, 1973 in respect of a person while he was in receipt of benefits under the Act may be retained by the Fund. .